Será que a velha pergunta – Doutor, minha cirurgia de catarata vai ser feita a laser? – poderá finalmente ter uma resposta verdadeira? Ou pelo menos em parte, quando o médico opta por responder sim? Em parte, porque apenas algumas etapas do ato cirúrgico já podem ser realizadas usando este tipo de energia […].

OBJETIVO: Verificar a prevalência da retinopatia diabética e as condutas desenvolvidas entre deficientes visuais atendidos pelo Programa de Reabilitação no CEPRE da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. MÉTODOS: O estudo retrospectivo transversal foi desenvolvido a partir da análise de prontuários de pacientes que participaram do programa de reabilitação de deficientes visuais, considerando-se as variáveis: sexo, idade, estado civil, escolaridade, situação de seguridade, procedência, tipo e a causa da deficiência visual e condutas reabilitacionais. RESULTADOS: A casuística constou de 155 pacientes, 55,5% […]

PURPOSE: To correlate optic disc size geometry, corneal architecture and biomechanics. METHODS: Optic disc area and geometry was accessed by HRT III (Heidelberg Retina Tomography – Heidelberg eng), Pentacam (Oculus) was used for accessing IOP and corneal parameters and ORA (Ocular Response Analyze – Reichert) was utilized to access corneal biomechanical properties. Classification based DDLS (Disc Damage Likelihood Scale) scale from retinography was performed. Settings: Instituto de Olhos Renato Ambrósio. RESULTS: 244 eyes of 122 patients (75 female) were included. […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of pterygium in small communities along the Solimões and Japurá rivers, State of Amazonas, Brazil. Design: cross-sectional study. METHODS: This study was carried out on populations of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Data were collected by two separate ophthalmologists in three expeditions, covering 55 local communities. A total number of 1295 patients were examined, of which 659 were over 18 years old. The patients diagnosed with pterygium answered a questionnaire addressing gender, age and […]

PURPOSE: To determine the corneal keratometric variation in patients’ eyes with unilateral hemifacial spasm which underwent treatment with botulinum toxin and set against control group. METHODS: Eighteen patients with hemifacial spasm were submitted to complete ophthalmologic exam, corneal topography and Orbscan previously botulinum toxin application and one month afterwards. They were evaluated for keratometry, BFS (anterior and posterior) and Roush value. RESULTS: There were no statistical differences between eyes with hemi facial spasm and normal eyes related to keratometric values […]

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, location and causes of discontinuous capsulotomy during phacoemulsification cataract surgery. METHODS: Retrospective, consecutive, non-comparative study of 971 cataract surgeries – with discontinuous capsulotomy during surgery – performed from January 2009 to June 2010. RESULTS: it was observed a prevalence of 0.02% and capsule discontinuation occurring 100% of the time during the treatment of the nucleus. In 58.33% of the eyes the implant was done in the capsular bag and in 41.67% in the ciliary sulcus. […]

The objective was to identify causes related to noncompliance of primary open-angle glaucoma and suggest ways to minimize them later. A questionnaire was given to patients with primary open angle glaucoma in Hospital Gaffrée Guinle, chosen randomly, to assess factors related to discontinuation of treatment. For this we used a univariate analysis by Fisher’s exact test and considered statistically significant p <0.05. From the questionnaire, we identified two sub-groups, who had stopped treatment and another who had never stopped for […]

PURPOSE: The aim is therefore to study the frequency of tendon enlargment in Graves’ ophthalmopathy, seeking to estabilish its clinical correlations. Clinical and laboratory diversity in Graves’ Ophthalmopathy sometimes may mislead its diagnosis. Radiological findings are more reliable for the diagnosis of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy. Since then, a number of patterns have been described. Extraocular muscle involvement in this pathology is considered as always sparing the tendons. In 2004, Ben Simon described extraocular muscles tendon enlargment in some patients with diplopia […]

PURPOSE: To describe the epidemiological profile of patients waiting for penetrating keratoplasty in state of Pará, Brazil. METHODS: Transversal and retrospective study, with 1261 patients, in the period of january 2001 until to december 2009, were registered on the waiting list for corneal transplantation in the Central Notification, Captation and Distribution of Organs (CNCDO) of Pará. Registration forms of cornea receiving were used, adapted to the purposes of this research. RESULTS: In relation to frequency, it was obtained 51% male; […]

PURPOSE: To draw an epidemiological profile of congenital ptosis patients in the Hospital Regional de São José (HRSJ), describing the general characteristics of congenital ptosis, including the coexistence of strabismus and the prevalence of amblyopia. METHODS: An epidemiological study with a cross-sectional characteristic was conducted, based on analysis of medical records of congenital ptosis cases treated on the Department of Ocular Plastic and Orbit of the HRSJ, from July 1998 to July 2008. RESULTS: A total of 42 patients (56 […]

PURPOSE: The goal of this project is to document the epidemiological characteristics of chronic dacryocystitis cases assisted in a public hospital. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of medical records of patients who developed chronic dacryocystitis assisted in the period of january 12th , 2009 to june 9th, 2010 .The patients were ophthalmologist evaluated: ocular inspection, biomicroscopy, Milder Test, Test of Jones I and II. RESULTS: The gender with chronic dacryocystitis belonged to 55 years. There were 73 % female […]

Canaliculitis is a rare disorder of the lacrimal system. The authors present five cases treated at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu-UNESP. The findings according to the literature review are comment with considerations on the treatment performed and emphasizing that the canaliculotomy may have good results even without canaliculus sutures or stents.

PURPOSE: The research project goal is to determine the incidence of complications during the external dacryocystorhinostomy and post surgery done by the author, in São Paulo Hospital, from april 10th , 2009 to january 15th, 2010. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of the records of the patients submitted to external dacryocystorhinostomy in São Paulo Hospital, from april 10th 2009 to january 15th, 2010.The patient were submitted to the ophtahalmologic evaluation: Ocular inspection, biomicroscopiy, Milder Test, Test of Jones I […]

Diferentes aplicações do azul de tripano (AT) foram descritas para cirurgia intraocular, com elevados patamares de eficácia e segurança. Neste relato, é descrito a aplicação do AT como corante vital para superfíce ocular, de modo a estudar a integridade das células da superfície corneana e conjuntival na superfície ocular. Tal abordagem permite um diagnóstico mais sensível de desordens da superfície ocular, destacando-se disfunção lacrimal ou síndrome do olho seco. O AT tem propriedades distintas da fluoresceína, com a qual se […]

PURPOSE: To evaluate the dermofat graft in the anophthalmic socket treatment. METHODS: A retrospective study including 28 anophthalmic cavity carriers treated with dermofat graft was carried out. The patients were analyzed according to age, sex, socket contraction degree, first surgery performed, reason for graft choice, procedure´s results and complications. The data were analyzed according to the frequency of occurrence. RESULTS: Nineteen (67.8%) of the 28 analyzed patients were male. According to age the majority of patients were between 40 to […]

Sjogren – Larsson syndrome is a rare autosomal recessively inherited neurocutaneous disorder which occurs with 100% penetrance and is classically characterized by ichthyosis, spasticity and mental handicap. The disease is caused by mutations in the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene. The ocular manifestations are highly characteristic bilateral, glistening yellow-white retinal dots from the age of 1 to 2 years onward. The number of dots increases whit age. The extent of the macular abnormality does not correlate with the severity of the ichthyosis […]

Report of a case of bilateral ocular barotrauma related to scuba diving, with conjunctival and periocular hemorrhage. Some concepts about Physics and caution are provided to better understanding the pathophysiology of the barotrauma, so proper orientation regarding prevention might be provided.

A case of unilateral visual loss and right eye presenting intense pre-orbital bleeding was described in patient 80 years old, after upper and lower bilateral blepharoplasty surgery. Ophthalmologic examination showed clinical profile of posterior ischemic optic neuropath with superior hemianopsia and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of normal orbit. Comments are made on possible mechanism involved in the process as well as analysis on the evolution of the retinal nerve layer by optical coherence tomography.

The canaliculitis is a rare infection and chronicle lachrymal pathology, whose commoner etiology is Actinomyces israelli ( bacteria anaeroby positive gram). This pathology does not present cure espontany The diagnosis differential with is done: Recurring chronic conjunctivitis, blefarity and hordeoly. The definitive treatment is the surgical (canaliculotomy)), being accomplished under location anesthetizes.

Corneal transplantation is singular because it is habitually performed on persons with visual deficiency but with preserved life expectancy, mobility and social life. A graft not well succeeded may cause real blindness and permanent misery due to pain and discomfort. One of the fundamental determinants of the success of corneal transplantation is the use of corneas of good quality. The selection of these corneas is based on three rules: innocuousness, transparency and vitality. Each one of these concepts is considered […]

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which attacks mainly the lungs. This disease can also attack any part of the eye; however, the more attacked ocular site is the uvea. The incidence of involvement of ocular and other sites TB is of 1% to 2%. Some authors describe several intraocular alterations, presenting the most varied clinical presentations, such as anterior, posterior, and intermediate uveitis, as well as panuveitis. In this revision, we will approach specifically […]

Na Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia volume 70 – número 4 – julho/agosto 2011 – artigo “Diagnóstico e tratamento do lenticone anterior” página 259, foram trocadas as legendas das figuras 3 e 4, a legenda da figura 3 corresponde a figura 4 e vice versa.